Agreed — Ruth Gordon should be on this list. Henry Beston, author of The Outermost House, and sculptor Carl Andre (whose Quincy childhood was discussed in a recent New Yorker profile) also seem like notable omissions.

Thanks for the feedback-- we added clarifying language where applicable.

We do not intend to make a list for Braintree but wanted to include those important figures so we put them in the Quincy gallery. Also because their historical homes are listed these days in connection to Quincy and not Braintree.